Rail tie and fastener.



PATENTED JAN. l, 1907. W. F. WALKER. RAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 26. 1906.

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W. F. WALKER. RAIL TIE ANU.FASTENER.

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WILLIS F. WALKER, OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J' an. 1, 1907.

Application tiled September 26,1906. Serial No. 336,282.

y .To a/ZZ whom it may-concern:

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'showing one ofthe lower Be it' known that I, WILLIS F. WALKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at York, in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Rail Tie and Fastener, of whichthe followl ing is a speciiication.

This invention relates to combined rail ties and fasteners; and` its object is to provide a metal tie which is of durable. construction and which is provided with novel means for fastening rails thereon.

Another object is to provide fastening devices which are adjustablefor engagement with the base-anges of rails or for engaging shlates in osition upon the rails.

Wliththe a ove and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations oi parts which will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown 'the preferred lform of the invention.

In said drawings, Figure lis a section on line 1-1, Fig. 2. Fig. 13L is a' side elevation of a portion of the central part ofthe tie` and tie-straps in end view. Fig. '2 isa lan view of oneend portionA of the tie. ig. -3 is a transverse section through the tie with `the fasteners reinoved, said section being ltaken through the angle-'irons and the `sto `plates. Fig. 4 is a detail view of one oflt e combined'bottom view of one of the fasteners.

, tion therethrough. Figs. 'I and 8` are plan 40' reference, 1-.1- are oppositely-disposed similarl views 'of another washer.

.Y `Arranged upony the-u 45. which are j`downturned,fas at 5', 'so' asf to lap and sectional views', respectively, of one of the washers; and Figs. '9 and 10 are similar A Referring tothe iigures by characters of channel-' ons having-their upper ange's 2 and their lowerilange's 3 ldirected inwardly. l p pper yflanges vat'desiredintervalsfarefmetaltie-straps 4, the ends of the outerifacesof the irons 1.r Saidends are securedbymeans of rivets 6 or iii-any other preferredmanner. .Similar 'tie-straps 7` are arrangledA underpthe tlange'sfand the 'up`` fenusthereof are secured ltot'he irons i ends of the haimeled ironsar'e connected by bowed end 'strips 10, which are concave-convex incross'- Fig. 5 is atop plan Fig.- 6 is a sec- .the outturned 'from which the bolts pro er extend. Each 'bolt is adaetled toexten 'tion of the shoul er 31.' v of each pair has a longer shoulder than-the 1 this'is for the purpose hereinafter v section and are riveted or otherwise secured 55 to the channeled irons 1. filling 11, of cement or'otlier suitable material, is placed between the channeled'iron's and the end strips 10, so that the tie is made u pact mass, which can be iir'm y seated upon a road-bed. Arranged upon the channeled irons 1 at proper distances apart and adjacent the end portions thereof are-rail-supporting plates 12, aving downturned end portions 13, which are adapted to straddle the tie andV are formed with outturned ilanges 14. Each of these' plates is held in lace by an le-irons 15, one of which is secure( over each downturn'ed portion 13 of plate 12. These angle-irons are pro ortioned so as to rest upon the flanges 14, whi e their outwardly-extending portions 1 6 are substantially flush with the plates -12. The bolts or rivets 17, which are employed for fastening the angle-irons upon the tie, do not extend through the downturned portions 13 ofthe )lates 12, .but instead ar'e located' close to t me opposite .turned portion and extend through thev upedges of said downturned ends 18 of tie-straps 19, which ex.

tend under the irons 1 and the ends 1 8 of which-serve to `space the" ends of the-angleirons'15 from the irons 1.

Formed within the outturnedfportion 16 of each angle-iron 15 are alining slots 20, and extending through thesel slots are bolts 21', theheads 22 'of which are disposed beneath or substantial y seniispherical- 4portions 23,

members w 'ch aiesirnilar in construction and each oi which consists f a body 24, hav -ing a latzbase 25,

while its opposite face 26 is inclined and provided with a socket 27 from the `vinner-'portion of which extends a assage V28, which increases inwidth toward t e base A nbse 29 extends from the thickest e'nd'` the lower face of this .nose is inclined downward, as shown at 30, toward 25.` ofthe body 24, and

a shoulder 31. All parts of the two fasteners are ,ofthe same ropoition',-with theexcep One of the fasteners other, vand more fully set forth. Y

Thelower fastener 24 has a cup-shaped springwasher 32 seated 'in its socket 27,' and of a solid comortions 16 and havrounded l f 9 through fastener this washer is 'adaptedto receive the rounded or ball end 23 of the bolt-head. The socket 27 of the upper fastener2`4 lreceives a Washer 33, shaped to'fit snugly therein, and a nut 34 of any suitable form is screwed uponthc bolt i and adapted to force the 4Washer into the socket. A plate is fastened, by means of; l a rivet 36 or. in any other preferred manner. 14n

the lowerface of the portion 16 of ei'tch`ang'gl`e--- iron, and these plates are adapted to limit the movement of thefaste'ners'24 in one direction.

en itis desired to fasten ails vto a tie such as 'herein described, the same Vare placed upon the plates 12f so las Kto extend between' above'one of these plates, the fastener 24 having the highest shoulder is placed upon 'the the slo'ts 20. lf a 'fish-plate 37 is disposed cal this 'tightening operation Will tend ytoY draw the upfer fastener 'a ainst the fishlate and rai iange, as Wel as downward thereupon. Where the fastne'r'is only 'ito be used fory directly "engavi'ngthebase-fian e of a rail, the one havin 't 4e smallest shoul' er is placedupon the ang e-'iron`. f

l Importance is attached to the rounded sockets in the fastener and the parts seated therein, because by reason of this construe--v tion and arrangement the fasteners are drawn "toward each other -in both a vertical and horizontal direction. 'It will be seen't'ha't the rail isofa very riglid construction and is free. are likely to .become disof 'any parts "Whi placed or broken. A

The preferred form ofthe invention has ,been 'set forth 'in vthe foregoing description;

:but I do 'not'limit myself.thereto, as Iam avvare thatmodiicatio'ns maybe made there- 'i'n'jtitholit departing from the spirit or sacriiicmg 'the advanta es thereof, and 'I there;

fore reserve the rlg t'to malte lsuch changes .tiene rmera's faily f'all Within'the scopeio'fthe claims.

1. vLA rail-tie comprising oppositely-dispos'ed' channel-irons having inturnedflan es, 'tie-straps'connectin 'and secured upon' the outer faeesofthe'c annel-irdn's, end strips 'connecting 'the ends of `the channel-irons, said stripsv being concavo-convex'in cross'- section,"and 'a v'lastre filling between 'thechannel-irons an endstrips.'

'A tie coniiprising vop'po'sitely--dis'posed 4 screwed upon fa'ce and seated in 'the I'neans'upon the bolt for ers Withinthe sockets.

onehavinginmmedanges, 'ti-@al1 directions.-

tie-straps connecting said irons, a vrail-plate upon and straddling the channel-irons, angleirons extending over the end portions of the rail-plate, and fastenin means connecting the angle-irons and channe -irons at opposite sides of. the rail-plate.

3. A tie com rising op ositely-sposed similar channe -irons aving inturned flanges, tie-straps connecting said irons, a rail-plate upon and straddling the channelirons, said plate having outturned flanges at its ends, angle-irons extending over the end portions 'of the raillate and 4bearing upon the 'iialnges on sai plate, and fastening means extending through theangle-irons and channel-irons at opposite sides of the rail-plate.

4. In a tie the combination Withjoppositely-disposed channel-irons having intu'rnediianges, and rigid 'connections 4between the irons; of angle-'irons secured to the outer faces of the channel-irons and 'havingI slots in their' outturned portions, and rail-engagin fasteners secured within said slots.

`5. n 'a tie the combination With oppositely-disposed channel-irons having inturned lianges, and rigid connections between the irons; of angle-irons secured to the outer faces of the channel-irons and having slots in their outturned portions, fasteners upon opposite faces of the angle-irons, each fastener having a rail-engaging. nose and a socket, bolts extending through'the fasteners and slots, said bolts having rounded heads, cup-like 'Washers seated u on the rounded heads and Within `the a joining sockets, Washers upon'the bolts and Within the other sockets, and meansupon the bolts'for clamping the fasteners andthe parts Atherein to-` gether.

6. The combination With a tie havin an angle-iron secured thereto and provided with an outwardly-extending slotted portion; of'a fastener comprising oppositelyldis- 'posed members, each consisting of a body and 'a nose, 'said members being disposed upon opposite faces of theprojectin portion o the angle-irons and/having soc ets and o enings therein, a bolt 'extending'thrdugh t e openings and vthrough the `'slot 'in 'the angle-iron', a cup-'like Washer seated within one'of the sockets, a Washer havingja'convex .other socket, .and clamping the wash- '7..The combination With atie having an angle-iron securedthereto and providedwith.

an outtlfrn'ed slotted portion; ofoppositely- TOO I LO' lI 2O disposed' raillenga ing devices liponsaid j slotted portion, an fastening means engaging said devices 'and the slottedportion' and` adapted when tightened to imliart mvem'ent to said devices in horizontal fand ver- 8. A rail-tie comprising vopposiitely-dis- In testimony that I claim the foregoing 'as posed channel-irons, means for'rigidly conl my own I have hereto axed my signature meeting the channe1-rons at points between i in the presence of two Witnesses.

their e'nds, end strips connecting the ends of WILLIS. F. WALKER. 5 the channel-irons, anda plastic lling bel Witnesses: 4,

tween and embraced by the channel-irons E. I-I. WALKER,

l`and end strips. l E. HUME TALBERT. 

